Landry Dimata

Landry Nany Dimata (born 1 September 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Turkish Süper Lig club Samsunspor.^[3] Born in the DR Congo, he is a youth international for Belgium.

Landry Dimata

Dimata in 2016
Personal information
Full name	Landry Nany Dimata[1]
Date of birth	(1997-09-01) 1 September 1997 (age 27)[1]
Place of birth	Mbuji-Mayi, DR Congo[2]
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Samsunspor
Number	14
Youth career
0000–2016	Standard Liège
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2017	Oostende	29	(12)
2017–2019	VfL Wolfsburg	21	(0)
2018–2019	→ Anderlecht (loan)	20	(13)
2019–2021	Anderlecht	13	(2)
2021	→ Espanyol (loan)	19	(5)
2021–2023	Espanyol	19	(0)
2022–2023	→ NEC (loan)	30	(10)
2023–	Samsunspor	49	(9)
International career‡
2013–2014	Belgium U17	4	(1)
2014–2015	Belgium U18	4	(2)
2014–2016	Belgium U19	13	(9)
2016–2019	Belgium U21	12	(7)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16 June 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 18 October 2018

Club career

Dimata played with Standard Liège as a junior. He joined Oostende in 2016. He made his Belgian Pro League debut on 4 August 2016 against Genk.^[4] In July 2017, Dimata joined VfL Wolfsburg for a fee of €10 million.

In July 2018, Dimata moved to Belgium club Anderlecht, on a loan deal until the end of the season with an option to buy.^[5][6] In November 2018, Anderlecht exercised the purchase option on Dimata.^[7]

On 1 February 2021, Dimata moved to Spanish side Espanyol, on a loan deal until the end of the season.^[8] The deal included a purchase option.^[8] On 2 June 2021, he joined Espanyol permanently.^[9]

On 30 August 2022, Dimata moved on loan to NEC in the Netherlands for what ultimately was a poor period for the striker.^[10] On 1 September 2023, he was transferred to Turkish Süper Lig side Samsunspor.^[11]

International career

Dimata was born in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and moved to Belgium at a young age, holding dual-citizenship.^[12] In September 2020, he was called up to the senior Belgium squad for the UEFA Nations League matches against Denmark and Iceland.^[13]

Career statistics

As of match played 25 December 2023^[3]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup		Europe		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Oostende	2016–17	First Division A	29	12	5	2	—		34	14
VfL Wolfsburg	2017–18	Bundesliga	21	0	1	0	—		22	0
Anderlecht (loan)	2018–19	First Division A	20	13	1	0	3	0	24	13
Anderlecht	2019–20	First Division A	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2020–21	First Division A	10	2	0	0	—		10	2
	Total		10	2	0	0	0	0	10	2
Espanyol (loan)	2020–21	Segunda División	19	5	0	0	0	0	19	5
Espanyol	2021–22	La Liga	17	2	2	0	—		19	2
	2023–24	Segunda División	2	0	—		—		2	0
	Total		19	2	2	0	0	0	21	2
Samsunspor	2023–24	Süper Lig	8	1	0	0	—		8	1
Career total			126	35	9	2	3	0	138	37